This page will be updated throughout the year with all the latest Nationals injury news and transactions.
LATEST INJURIES
RHP Derek Law
Injury: Right arm soreness
Expected return: April
Status: Experienced soreness after pitching and not rebounding as well; MRI came back clean. (updated: March 22)
RHP Cade Cavalli (Nationals’ No. 8 prospect)
Injury: Tommy John surgery
Expected return: Second half 2025
Status: Faced hitters in camp for the first time on March 20. Underwent surgery on right elbow, March 22, 2023. Nationals will manage his return so he can finish out the season in the Majors. (updated: March 20)
INF/DH Andrés Chaparro
Injury: Left oblique strain
Expected return: Early regular season
Status: Chaparro sustained the injury during batting practice on March 14; he will not be ready for Opening Day. (updated: March 15)
RHP Zach Brzykcy (Nationals’ No. 22 prospect)
Injury: Right quad discomfort
Expected return: Spring Training
Status: Has been throwing bullpen sessions; the goal is for him to be healthy by the end of camp. (updated: March 10)
RHP Mason Thompson
Injury: Tommy John surgery
IL date: Feb. 19 (60-day IL)
Expected return: First half 2025
Status: Underwent second Tommy John surgery on right elbow, March 1, 2024; began throwing program during offseason (updated Feb. 19)
RHP Josiah Gray
Injury: Right elbow/forearm flexor strain
IL date: Feb. 16 (60-day IL)
Expected return: Second half 2025
Status: Underwent Tommy John surgery and internal brace procedure on July 24, 2024; has progressed to throwing at a distance of 60 feet. (updated Feb. 16)
RHP Travis Sykora (Nationals’ No. 2 prospect, MLB No. 69)
Injury: Labrum surgery in hip
Expected return: May
Status: Underwent a minor labrum procedure in his hip during the offseason. The 20-year-old would have been invited to Major League Spring Training otherwise. (updated Feb. 13)
LATEST TRANSACTIONS
March 22
• LHP Colin Poche: contract selected, added to 40-man roster
March 21
• LHP DJ Herz, LHP Shinnosuke Ogasawara, INF Nasim Nuñez, C Drew Millas: Optioned to Triple-A Rochester
March 19
• RHP Clay Helvey, 3B Brady House (Nationals No. 4 prospect), OF Stone Garrett, OF Andrew Pinckney (No. 26): Reassigned to Minor League camp
• OF Robert Hassell III (No. 12), INF Trey Lipscomb: Optioned to Triple-A Rochester
